Automobile tag securing and identification means



July 28, 1931. w. s. G. HEATH 1,8

AUTOMOBILE TAG SECURING AND IDENTIFICATION MEANS Filed April 2, 1931 Inventor f1 llpmey Patented July 28, 1931 25 'T UNITED STATES PATENT [OFFICE r WILLIAM s. G HEATH, or EnGErrnLn' scorn cAnoLInA AUTOMOBILE TAG SECURING Ann IDENTIFICATION MEANS Application filed April 2, 1931. Serial No. 527,285.

' This invention relates to an automobile tag A securing device constituting this inven securing and identification means and has tion is inserted through the registering open-: for its primary object to provide, in a manings of the tag and bracket for securing said. ner as hereinafter set forth, means for securin position on the bracket. Said secur- 5 ing the usual tags or number plates in posiing device comprises a tubular rivet?) hav 50 tion on automobiles in a manner to render ing an out-turned flange 4; on one end. A

the theft or unauthorized removal thereof comparatively long core 5 of soft metal, prefimpossible without detection, the securing erably lead, is disposed through the tubular means further being provided with identifyrivet 3 and has formed integrally on one end ing numerals or characters to facilitate dea head 6 having a marginal flange 7 formed. 55 termining to who th a e ay have b n thereon WlllCh is engaged with the outer pe-. i d, I riphery of the flange 4 of the rivet 3, as clear- Other objects of the invention are to pro- 1y seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. A wash vid a a t bil t i g a d id ti er 8 is then mounted on the rivet 3 and is disfication means of the character described pos d i a t ing engagement with the inner 60 which will be simple in construction, strong, l e' f h flange 4 and the free edge or end durable, efficient and reliable in use and 0f the a ge I I which may be manufactured at low o t, The r vet 3 and the core 5 are then insert All f th f r i d till f the 1 ed through registering openingslin the supvjects and advantages of the invention will p g c et 2 and the tag 1, the washer 65 i become apparent from a study of the follow- 8- t g the: of the Supporting bracket ing Specification, taken in cgnnection 2 VVlllCll 1S 1136 01' the 1; Awasher 9 is the accompanying drawings wher i lik then mounted on the rivet 1n abutting en characters of reference designate correspondgf l t the Outer es the tag ing parts throughout the several views, and rlhe p l g d h T117611 3 and the 7.0 h i core 5 are then upset in a manner to form the Figure 1 is a View in elevation showing a flange 10 the rivet a head 1 1 3 license tag secured in position through the 00m and to furtherplfovlde h flahge'portlonr di f means i accordance ith thi 12 on thehead 11 which enclrcles the periphe invention. cry of the flange 10. .The flange 10 and the 7 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view takeh flange 2 abut the Washer T h Substantially on the line of Figure has formed thereon sultable identifylng 1ndicia 13 as has also the head 6.

Flgu 18 0 1S a dlsassembled Vlew of the de It will thus be seen that securing means for I vice ready for use, said view being in longitudinal section.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a pair of the elements disassembled.

a metallic seal of a construction and arrangement whlch is such that the tag cannot be removed without destroyin the securin 4. C 1 to drawlngs 1n detall, 1t W111 means. The indlcla provides means Wherethe tag 1 have been provided which include so 1.1 .i 7 40 be seen that the ieference numeral 1 desigby the correct Ownershlp of the automoblle hates a tag d 2 is e Supporting bracket may be readily ascertained by consulting;

therefor of suitable conventional construcrecords hi h are d m; th ti e th t. the

tiOIl- The g land the pp t g bracket securing devices or means are issued. 3

2 are, of course, provided with registering I Ibis believed that the many advantages 45 openings. of .an automobilc tag securing and identification means in accordance with this invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. Securing and identification means for mounting a tag on a support, said support and the tag having registering openings therein, cemprising a tubular rivet extend ing through the registering openings, outturned flanges on the ends of the rivet, a core of comparatively soft metal extending through the rivet, heads on the ends of the core extending over the rivet flanges, and inturned flanges on the mar inal portions of the heads encircling the peripheries of the rivet flanges.

2. Securing and identification means for mounting a tag on a support, said support and the tag having registering opening-s therein, comprising a tubular rivet extending thmugh the registering openings, washers mounted on the rivet and disposed in abutting engagement with remote sides of the support and the tag, ontt-urned flanges on the ends of the rivet engaged with the Washem, a core of comparatively soft meta-l extending through the rivet, heads formed integrally on the ends of the core and extendiag over the rivet flanges.

3. Securing and identification means for mounting a tag on a support, said support and the tag having registering openings therein, comprising a tubular'riv'e t extend ing through the registering openings, washare mounted on the rivet and disposed in abutting engagement with remote sides of the support and the tag, *outtu rned flanges on the ends of the rivet engaged with the washers, a core of comparatively soft metal extending through the rivet, heads formed inwgrally on thee-lids of the core and extending over the rivet flan es, and inwardly directed marginal flanges med integrally on the heads, the last named flanges encircling the first named flanges and having their free ends in abutting engagement with the Wash- QS.

'4. Securing and identification means for mounting a tag on a support, said support and the tag having registering openings therein, comprising a tubular rivet extending through the registering openings, and projecting thereheyond, washers mounted on the projecting end portions of the rivet and isposed in abutting engagement with the sides of-thetazg and the support which are re mote from each other, out-turned flanges fomrcd integrally with the ends oil? the rivet engaged with the washers, said flanges being a! less external diameter than the Washers, a core "of comparatively soft metal extending WILLIAM s. G. HEATH. 

